MoCo BOE primary election results

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Point of fact. According to Great Schools (the bible for DCUM).

Urbana
English proficiency 84%
Algebra 1 74%
Algebra 2 93%

Sherwood
English proficiency 50%
Algebra 1 13%
Nothing listed for Algebra 2

Let me guess your next response: ‘all the schools are great in MoCo.’ And I said in a few years if the policies continue the way Lynne Harris would like. If you can work at home and the schools are actually focused on education and not ‘wokeness’ then Frederick is viable.


Translation: if you are afraid to go into DC for entertainment, and don’t care about how school policies impact low income whites, LGBTQ, black, or brown kids, Frederick is viable

Yes, perhaps. That and how active the KKK is in your community. Frederick rates pretty high on that scale too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, poor showing for Guan, and Harris is doing better than expected. Looks like it's somewhat close between Dasgupta and Austin, though Dasgupta has a strong lead.

I'm surprised Dasgupta trails Harris so far, given he had the Apple Ballot (teachers union) endorsement. Guess they are losing clout.

Looks like votes in represent about 10% of registered voters so far. Lower than I expected.

I was surprised because I though Guan had raised a ton of money?

Does Dasgupta run against Harris if they are the top two?

If so, he will definitely win. All the votes not for Harris are people who want someone other than the incumbent, IMO. Plus, Dasgupta is a POC, which gives him an advantage in current MoCo.

Dasgupta would not have been my choice, but least Harris could be out.

The only thing Guan did was take away votes from Austin. They really should have all gotten behind one candidate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:


The only thing Guan did was take away votes from Austin. They really should have all gotten behind one candidate.

Eh. It's equally valid to say that the only thing Austin did was take votes away from Guan, they really should have all gotten behind one candidate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New numbers posted include in-person votes:
Harris 28.1%
Dasgupta 18.1%
Austin 15.8%

Today's updated numbers:

Harris 29.2%
Dasgupta 18.7%
Austin 15.1%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Point of fact. According to Great Schools (the bible for DCUM).

Urbana
English proficiency 84%
Algebra 1 74%
Algebra 2 93%

Sherwood
English proficiency 50%
Algebra 1 13%
Nothing listed for Algebra 2

Let me guess your next response: ‘all the schools are great in MoCo.’ And I said in a few years if the policies continue the way Lynne Harris would like. If you can work at home and the schools are actually focused on education and not ‘wokeness’ then Frederick is viable.

Data doesn’t always mean what you think it means.

In mcps, the standard for algebra I is 8th grade. The advanced students take it in 7th. The only students who take it in high school are students who have fallen significantly behind, so those are the only students whose scores are being measured on the Algebra I test in high school.

Another point of fact for you: at Montgomery Blair, home of the math/science magnet and the communications magnet and a heck of a lot of bright kids, the Algebra I pass rate is 6%. That is because a significant majority of the kids took and passed it in 7th and 8th grades and thus did not take it in high school.

It looks like maybe the standard for Algebra I in Frederick County is a little later.

Also,

Urbana: low income rate 5%
Sherwood 16%

Not really a fair comparison. But if we were to compare, I would expect Urbana to have much higher SAT scores than Sherwood since the disparity in FARMs rate is at least 10%. But no...

Urbana: SAT 1270
Sherwood: SAT 1230

Urbana: AP participation 39%
Sherwood: 51%

Let's compare Urbana to an MCPS HS that has about 5% FARMs rate... that would some place like Wootton or Churchill, which blows Urbana out of the water.

I'm sure Urbana is a good school, but I would not say that it's better than other schools that have low FARMs rates in MCPS. I guess if you can't afford the more wealthier places in MoCo, and you want to live in an area with no poor people, then Urbana is a good choice. Personally, Frederick feels a bit rural to me, though their downtown is ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New numbers posted include in-person votes:
Harris 28.1%
Dasgupta 18.1%
Austin 15.8%

Today's updated numbers:

Harris 29.2%
Dasgupta 18.7%
Austin 15.1%

Caveat that it wasn't very many more votes counted than the first count.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

Lifelong Dem voter here as well altho only 11 yrs in MoCo. What info can you cite on Harris? I was choosing betw her & Dasgupta (didn't like Austin for a # of reasons).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

Balance of what? Balance between people who are informed and people who are uninformed? Balance between people who think that schools are about education and people who think that schools are about property values? Balance between people who have worked to improve education and people who have repeatedly mongered fear and spread lies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

Balance of what? Balance between people who are informed and people who are uninformed? Balance between people who think that schools are about education and people who think that schools are about property values? Balance between people who have worked to improve education and people who have repeatedly mongered fear and spread lies?

I personally voted for Steve Austin because I don’t think there is enough diversity on the BOE. The President, Vice President and both at large members are from the Silver Spring area. We have a large and diverse county and we need a more balanced BoE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New numbers posted include in-person votes:
Harris 28.1%
Dasgupta 18.1%
Austin 15.8%

Today's updated numbers:

Harris 29.2%
Dasgupta 18.7%
Austin 15.1%

Caveat that it wasn't very many more votes counted than the first count.

But Harris and Dasgupta keep increasing their percentages as more voted are counted, while Austin's is decreasing.

Today:

Harris 29.5%
Dasgupta 19.0%
Austin 14.9%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I personally voted for Steve Austin because I don’t think there is enough diversity on the BOE. The President, Vice President and both at large members are from the Silver Spring area. We have a large and diverse county and we need a more balanced BoE.

Most of the east county is "Silver Spring".

Also, the Board of Education consists of 5 district and 2 at-large members (and one SMOB).

Shebra Evans, currently the Board of Education president, lives in "Silver Spring" because that's where District 4 is.

Brenda Wolff, currently the Board of Education vice president, lives in "Silver Spring" because that's where District 5 is.

Similarly, Pat O'Neill lives in Bethesda, because that's where District 3 is. Hey, how about that? She lives in Bethesda, just like Steve Austin!

Here's the map of districts: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Elections/Resources/Files/pdfs/maps/UpdateYear/Boardofed032318.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

Great! So vote for Sunil Dasgupta - a man (none currently on the BoE), Asian (none currently on BoE), lives in Rockville (not Silver Spring). That will bring more diversity to the BoE!

Balance of what? Balance between people who are informed and people who are uninformed? Balance between people who think that schools are about education and people who think that schools are about property values? Balance between people who have worked to improve education and people who have repeatedly mongered fear and spread lies?

I personally voted for Steve Austin because I don’t think there is enough diversity on the BOE. The President, Vice President and both at large members are from the Silver Spring area. We have a large and diverse county and we need a more balanced BoE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

Balance of what? Balance between people who are informed and people who are uninformed? Balance between people who think that schools are about education and people who think that schools are about property values? Balance between people who have worked to improve education and people who have repeatedly mongered fear and spread lies?

I personally voted for Steve Austin because I don’t think there is enough diversity on the BOE. The President, Vice President and both at large members are from the Silver Spring area. We have a large and diverse county and we need a more balanced BoE.

Great! So vote for Sunil Dasgupta - a man (none currently on the BoE), Asian (none currently on BoE), lives in Rockville (not Silver Spring). That will bring more diversity to the BoE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

Balance of what? Balance between people who are informed and people who are uninformed? Balance between people who think that schools are about education and people who think that schools are about property values? Balance between people who have worked to improve education and people who have repeatedly mongered fear and spread lies?

PP- actually you sound like you're the one that's uninformed. You really need to be OPEN and be willing to hear all voices and do your research. If you did, then you would know that Austin's platform is not about preserving property values. By the way, one very vocal group who opposes him, ONE Montgomery- one of the reasons they were formed was to increase their property values. Truth.